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The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and cancer through the provision of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, and care and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at national, state and local levels. The Institute’s vision is to be a leader in providing quality health services, capacity building and research in West Africa and beyond.

The TB-LON 3 Project is a USAID-funded Award that is a revolutionary program working with communities, facilities and relevant State and National structures to improve access to TB case finding, diagnosis, treatment and notification in Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Oyo States; as well as increase domestic financing for TB and strengthen surveillance and integrated reporting across four Result areas:

1. Improved access to high-quality, person-centred TB treatment, DR-TB, and TB/HIV services for a cumulative number of at least 106,576 persons for the life of the activity
2. Strengthened systems and structures for TB detection, treatment and notification with TB service delivery platforms strengthened
3. TB disease transmission and progression reduced
4. TB research and innovations accelerated with improved impact on program implementation.

The TB-LON 3 Project is implemented by a consortium with Institute of Human Virology Nigeria as the Prime Recipient, Society for Family Health as the Sub-Recipient and other Implementing Entities. 

Job Title: Strategic Information Coordinator, Public-Private Mix (SI Coordinator, PPM), TB-LON 3 Project

Department: Strategic Information                                     

Job Location: Lagos

Reports to: Director of Strategic Information, TB-LON 3 Project

Opening Date: 15^th November 2021           
Closing Date:   28^th November 2021

Job Summary:

The SI Coordinator, PPM will provide technical support and oversight for the implementation of TB PPM Strategic Information activities on the TB-LON 3 Project.  S/he will implement and ensure data quality and best practices in data management processes from data collection, collation, reporting and use at different levels across the TB-LON 3 supported States. S/he will ensure the use of standard tools, electronic medical records and data management systems to track indicators required in the program, while supporting data-driven target setting and decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the TB public-private mix strategic information activities across all supported States
• Providing technical leadership to the State teams on weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting of indicators at LGA, State, National, USAID and all TB-LON3 reporting platforms
• Performing programmatic review and insight on weekly, quarterly, and annual achievements
• Providing guidance to State and facility staff on indicators, reporting and data quality issues
• Ensuring completeness, correctness and consistency of all program reports
• Ensuring compliance of facilities, LGAs and States to reporting timelines
• Supporting the development of performance indicators, performance monitoring plans and targets setting as related to the public-private mix intervention;
• Preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly interactive programmatic review charts for presentation to USAID and other stakeholders when necessary
• Generating regular gap analysis to show program/ state progress towards achieving set targets in the private sector
• Supporting monthly supportive supervisory visits to TB-LON 3 supported States
• Coordinating quarterly data quality assessment at National, State, LGA and facility levels
• Participating in development of SOPs for Program Monitoring and Reporting
• Ensuring all electronic data collection and reporting platforms used in TB-LON 3 are functional at all levels
• Supporting health system strengthening activities for Government at all levels
• Supporting the private sector team in all program activities
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Director of Strategic Information, TB-LON 3 and the Chief of Party

Minimum Requirements:   

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics, or a related field is required
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in relevant field, experience in data collection, processing and use
• Experience with Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS programs or related health service programs
• Experience in the monitoring and evaluation of tuberculosis public –private mix activities
• Experience with the USAID and Global Funds Strategic Information system highly desirable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation practices, methods, tools and guidelines.
• Knowledge of USAID-funded strategic information system.
• Knowledge of the reporting framework for tuberculosis including indicator definitions
• Knowledge of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme Recording and Reporting tools
• Good understanding of the National Electronic Tuberculosis Information Management System (NETIMS).
• Understanding of the public-private mix model in tuberculosis management
• Ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, and/or Business Intelligence tools, making recommendations based on findings
• Proficiency in the use of Tableau, Power BI, and Think-Cell
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, verbal skills and ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Must have the ability to obtain, analyze, organize and interpret data and present findings in both oral and written form
• Report writing and presentation skills
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office package applications especially Excel and Access
• Team player with ability to work with minimal supervision
• Have a clear understanding of the health system structure and the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme(NTBLCP)
• Have a supportive attitude towards processes of strengthening local partners and building local capacities for self-management
• Be willing to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders, especially primary stakeholders
• Flexibility, willing to travel and work during weekends

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed resume and a one page cover letter as one MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to Deputy Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected]

Application must explicitly state the position applied for in the subject of the email. Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with email addresses and phone numbers. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and cancer through the provision of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, and care and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at national, state and local levels. The Institute’s vision is to be a leader in providing quality health services, capacity building and research in West Africa and beyond.

The TB-LON 3 Project is a USAID-funded Award that is a revolutionary program working with communities, facilities and relevant State and National structures to improve access to TB case finding, diagnosis, treatment and notification in Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Oyo States; as well as increase domestic financing for TB and strengthen surveillance and integrated reporting across four Result areas:

1. Improved access to high-quality, person-centered TB treatment, DR-TB, and TB/HIV services for a cumulative number of at least 106,576 persons for the life of the activity
2. Strengthened systems and structures for TB detection, treatment and notification with TB service delivery platforms strengthened
3. TB disease transmission and progression reduced
4. TB research and innovations accelerated with improved impact on program implementation.

The TB-LON 3 Project is implemented by a consortium with Institute of Human Virology Nigeria as the Prime Recipient, Society for Family Health as the Sub-Recipient and other Implementing Entities.  To achieve these results, the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria seeks to engage an experienced pharmacist as stated below:

Position	Program Officer Pharmacy, Public-Private Mix (PO Pharmacy, PPM), TB-LON 3 Project
Department:	Prevention, Care and Treatment
Reports to	Regional Pharmacist and Technical Director PPM TB-LON 3
Location:	Lagos

Opening Date: 3/11/2021
Closing Date: 17/11/2021

Job Summary:

The Program Officer Pharmacy will be responsible for monitoring and reporting the effectiveness and any adverse/side effects of pharmaceutical products, as well as overseeing the logistics of medicines and commodities.  The person will ensure the deployment of a robust logistics management information system to aid availability of medicines and commodities and prompt reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitating the availability of government supplied TB medicines and commodities in the private sector;
• Providing technical support to TB PPM Providers for the logistics management of anti-TB commodities in all IHVN-supported States;
• Monitoring drug distribution to facilities by the third party logistics (3PL) agent;
• Building the capacity of Intermediary Organization (IO) network officers on Logistics Management Information System (LMIS);
• Conducting supportive supervision and provide on-the-job mentoring to TB PPM Providers on timely and accurate generation, collation and submission of logistics reports to ensure uninterrupted supply of drugs and commodities;
• Conducting data verification, validation and logistics data quality assessments (DQAs) using standard checklists;
• Generating project logistics reports and tracking of project M&E indicators, including stock status, commodities storage condition, logistics activities and warehousing maintenance and other monthly/bi-monthly/quarterly and supportive supervision reports;
• Enhancing collaboration between public and private TB Stakeholders by coordinating the TB state stakeholders in  logistics mentoring and supportive supervision to the supported facilities;

• Training and mentor facility Focal Persons on adherence counseling skills/techniques;

• Building capacity of facility staff to be able to detect, assess, understand, prevent and report Adverse Drug Reactions or any drug related problem, as well as proper documentation and completion of the NAFDAC ‘yellow form’ for any ADR encountered for submission to NAFDAC/ NTBLCP;
• Developing and maintain a logistics information database for all TB PPM Providers;
• Attending program review meetings for  giving and receiving feedback during network meetings on a monthly basis;
• Other duties assigned by the Regional Pharmacist and Technical Director PPM

Minimum Requirements:   

• A University degree in Pharmacy; a master’s degree will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in Pharmaceutical care and logistics
• Proficiency in the use and management of electronic logistics management tools and database
• Experience in TB program or related health service program implementation in Nigeria, especially in the private sector
• Experience working in large scale donor-funded projects, particularly USAID is required
• A good understanding of the National TB Program logistics management information system.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel and Project Management tools.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong project management, coordination, planning, and supervisory skills.
• Strong networking and representational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English as well as presentation skills, with proven experience in analyzing data and developing PowerPoint presentations and other reports.
• Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines and high levels of precision.
• Self-motivated with a strong ability to identify and develop relevant areas of work

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send a detailed resume and a one page cover letter as one MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to Deputy Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected]

Application must explicitly state the position applied for in the subject of the email. Candidates are advised to provide three professional referees with email addresses and phone numbers. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.